We have it next to a heater and are feeding it an antibiotic and electrolyte water. Hi everyone, I'm really hoping there's a vet, bird carer or just even someone who might have some idea of how much a baby plover (1-3 days old) should eat. If you find a baby bird that needs to be fed but you are unable to contact a bird or wildlife rehabilitator, it is important to know what to feed a baby bird that will provide similar nutrition to its natural diet. What would you name Baby Yoda? It is still a mystery how they know where to go without following an adult Plover. What to do. How to Feed Wild Baby Birds. Plover eggs are very well camouflaged. Snowy plovers feed on invertebrates, which are in piles of seaweed and debris along the beach at the high tide line. Birds have large yellow wattles covering the face, and are equipped with a thorny spur that projects from the wrist on each wing. This reflex does not work well when the food you feed is too liquid. The young Plovers will fly to overwintering areas on their own. FOR WE ARE BIRD PEOPLE! Seeds – which they eat during dry or cold weather. Being the protective parents they are, lapwings will huddle the young chicks underneath them for warmth and protection. Also how do I get the mouth open to feed her? The Masked Lapwing also goes by the name Plover, Masked Plover or Spur-winged Plover. You do not need to worry about food going down the wrong way. These tawny birds run across the ground in spurts, stopping with a jolt every so often to check their progress, or to see if they’ve startled up any insect prey. They also like to forage along shorelines and riverbanks during low tide for small invertebrates. Worms and insects – are some of their favourite foods. Being the protective parents they are, lapwings will huddle the young chicks underneath them for warmth and protection. If you want to feed a wild baby bird, examine the bird’s size, coloring, and the shape of its beak to identify what kind of bird it is. These birds used to migrate from Australia to Siberia, where they could nest in peace without any predators around. Letting them sample once or so is fine though. Hi everyone, I'm really hoping there's a vet, bird carer or just even someone who might have some idea of how much a baby plover (1-3 days old) should eat. But, some birds don't make it on their first flight...rather they end up on the ground, injured and helpless. It is 5 days old now and weak. Place the baby in its new home and hang the bucket at head height in a leafy tree or tall bush away from direct sunlight and predators and as close as possible to where you found the baby. Watch from a distance to make sure the parents return to feed the baby. So you can play it safe and call them all Masked Lapwings, or you can learn to tell the two sub-species apart, because that’s easy to do. The spur is yellow with a black tip. We care for exotic animals already in the State and are Federally licensed for raptor rehabilitation and endangered species possession. Yesterday a little chick wandered into our one acre backyard which is full of chickens, guinea fowl, horses and dogs. This reflex does not work well when the food you feed is too liquid. It’s that southern variety which you can also call a Spur-winged Plover. The chicks are born with a full covering of down and are able to leave the nest and feed themselves just a few hours after hatching.